Hair-net-display device



L. A; SAMSTAG.

HAIR NET DISPLAY DEVICE APPLICATION HLED DEC. 31. 1920.

Patented May 3, 1921.

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UNITED STATES LOUIS ALBERT SAMSTAG, OF YORK, N. Y.

HAIR-NET-DISPLAY DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1921.

Application filed December 31, 1920. Serial No. 434,333.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LOUIS ALBERT SAM- STAG,a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hair-Net-Display Devices, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to advertising devices, and is more particularlydirected to an improved display device for advertising and demonstratinghair nets.

A principal object of my invention is to produce an advertising devicewhich will utilize the principle of direct comparison and demonstrationto impress upon observers the advantages of using hair nets. In generalI accomplish this object by employing two lay figures of women in closeproximity to each other, each having hair or a material resembling hairsuitably mounted thereon. The hair on one figure, however, is neatlyconfined, while that upon the other figure is disheveled and free toblow about. Thesefigures are so arranged and constructed that when astrong current of air, as from an electric fan, is directed against thedisheveled hair of one figure, preferably in the general direction ofthe other figure, the hair will be blown about, producing the untidyappearance which it is the purpose of hair nets to prevent. At the sametime the hair of the other figure, which apparently is subjected to thesame current of air, retains its neat and even appearance. \Vith thisarrangement the actual appearance of the two figures, one with hairblowing about and the other with hair neat and unaffected by the breeze,presents a vivid comparison which will obviously constitute a mosteffective sales argument.

A further object is to produce a device of the type indicated which willtend to attract and hold attention by means of its unusual nature andthe employment of a moving element calculated to catch the eye.

Another object is the development of a device of this type which is ofsuch a nature that it can be readily adapted for the wide variety ofconditions in which such advertising displays and demonstrations arecustomarily employed, and which will conform to practical requirements,such as reasonable ease of production, simplicity and certainty ofoperation, convenience in shipping and installing, and other likecharacteristics.

1 have illustrated in the drawings one of the various i'orins in whichmy invention may be embodied. in the example shown,

Figure 1 is a front elevation. and

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, somewhat diagrammatic in its nature.

My invention is particularly adapted to be embodied in advertisin dis las of the D .i J

manufacturers name, and other matter may be printed, home distancebehind the front 10 is mounted a background sheet 11, which may besupported in any desired way, by webs 12 connecting it with the front10. The lay figures 13 and 14: are cut from a sheet of cardboard 15located intermediate the front andback, a convenient arrangement beingto bend the ends of the cardboard 15 forwardly as at 16 and attach themto the framedike front 10 at a point invisible to the observer, thesheet 15 carrying at each side of the figures, if desired, suitableportions of scenery such as trees 17 and shrubbery 18 in the exampleillustrated, which blend with the background scene, thereby providing ahighly pleasing and realistic appearance.

I mount on figure 13 a suitable material 19 which either is hair or somematerial which closely resembles hair. On this figure the hair arrangedneatly and held in position, either by the method of attaching the hair,or by means of part or all of a hair net. It is noted however, that thenot need not necessarily be actually used, as many of such nets aresupposed to be invisible, and it is not desirable to have them tooprominent in the display. The hair or hair-like material 20, similarlyattached to the other figure 14, is somewhat long and disheveled, andhas loose ends of material of substantial length which fall across theface of the figure and are free to blow about in a current of air.

Such current may be produced in various ways and directed against thehair. One convenient arrangement for this purpose is illustrated in Fig.2, in which an electric fan 21 is mounted at one side of the device inposition to propel a strong current of air against the hair 20, blowingit'across the face of the figure 14 and in the general direction of thefigure 13, whose hair 19 is so mounted that it will remain undisturbedby the current. Obviously however, a variety of other arrangements forpropelling a current of air against hair 20 may be substituted for thatshown,

It will be apparent that the specific construction shown is purelyillustrative, the number of variations possible being limited only bythe ingenuity of the designer. For instance, it will be apparent thatfigures 13 and 14 may be much more elementary in type, and may beemployed free from the background and front frame. Figures 18 and 14 areso arranged that only such hair is visible as would ordinarily appearbeneath a hat; but obviously, while this arrangement is very convenientfor the type of advertising display shown, my invention is not limitedthereto. Nor is it limited to stationary figures, nor restricted tomerely a pair of figures, since obviously these features can be variedwithout departing from my fundamental ldea.

This idea is to employ two figures one with confined hair and the otherwith disheveled hair, and to direct an air current across the figures sothat the disheveled hair will blow about, the figures being so arrangedthat a prospective customer will necessarily observe bothsimultaneously, to impress the advantage of hair nets by directcomparison between the appearance of netted and unconfined hair. Ibelieve that I am the first to devise this arrangement and method ofdemonstrating the advantage of hair nets; and do not consider myinvention to be restricted to any particular form or method of embodyingthe invention.

It will be apparent however that the particular device shown isdesirable from a practical standpoint, as it may readily be shipped infiat form and can be easily set up in a store window to provide a largeand effective display of the type calculated to attract the casualpasser-by.

I have referred in the specification and claims to lay figures; butwhile I prefer to use representations of women, many types of figures ofthis kind being well known, it will be apparent that the hair may bemounted upon any suitable support for the purpose of my invention; and Ido not consider my invention as restricted to the particular type of layfigure shown herein.

While I have indicated certain variations in construction. and variousembodiments of my invention, it will be apparent that a great many otherchanges and forms may be used within the scope of the invention, asparticularly set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. Apparatus for demonstrating the advantages of the use of hair nets bycomparison, including a pair of lay figures. in.

juxtaposition to each other adapted to be simultaneously observed, amaterial having the appearance of hair mounted on one figure and free toblow about in a current of air,

material having the appearance of hair 2. Apparatus for demonstratingthe advantages of the use of hair nets by comparison, including a pairof lay figures in juxtaposition to each other adapted to besimultaneously observed, a material having the appearance of hairmounted on one figure and free to blow about in a current of air,material having the appearance of hair mounted on. the other figure andconfined to prevent it from blowing about in said current, and means fordirecting a current of air against the firstmentioned hair-likematerial, the construction being such that when a current of air isdirected across the figures the hair-like material on one figure willblow about while that on the other will be substantially unaffected.

8. Apparatus for demonstrating the ad vantages'of the use of hair netsby comparison, including a pair of lay figures in juxtaposition .to eachother adapted to be simultaneously observed, said figures being arrangedin transverse alinement, material having the appearance of hair mountedon one figure and free to blow about in a current of air, materialhaving the appearance of hair mounted on the other figure and confinedto prevent it from playing about in said current, and means in alinementwith said figures for producing a. cur-rent of air and located so as toblow the first mentioned hair-like material carried by one lay figure inthe direction of the other lay figure.

1. Apparatus for demonstrating the advantages of the use of hair nets bycomparison, including a pair of lay figures formed of sheet-material andlocated sub stantially in alinement and in juxtaposition to each otherso that both may be simultaneously observed, material having theappearance of hair mounted on the front of one figure and free to blowabout in a current of air, similar material mounted on the front of theother figure and confined to prevent it from blowing about in saidcurrent of air,'and means in alinement with said figures for directing acurrent of air against said free hair-like material to blow it towardthe other figure. I

Signed at New York city, in. the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 20th day of December, A. I). 1920. I

LOUIS ALBERT SAMSTAG.

